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Willmott Dixon will deliver a £4.5 million project to build a crematorium and cemetery in Rugby, Warwickshire. The new facility, located off Ashlawn Road, will serve the residents of Rugby and nearby Daventry. Cllr Dr Mark Willims, Rugby Borough Council portfolio holder for sustainable environment, said: “We know from enquiries we’re...

Willmott Dixon will use its re-appointment as sole contractor on Scape’s major works framework to further drive down the cost of procurement and construction for public sector organisations. It will also create jobs and boost opportunities for local companies over the next four years. Willmott Dixon estimates that under the...

Willmott Dixon will deliver an exciting new future for Knole Academy in Kent after receiving the green-light for a contract valued at £16.7 million to create new and refurbished accommodation to expand the range of curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for students. Working with the architect Hunters, Kent-based Willmott Dixon, which...

Willmott Dixon was named Building magazine’s Major Contractor of the Year at its annual awards, the second time in three years it has achieve the prestigious accolade. The award is one of the most sought-after prizes in construction, recognising a company’s quality and achievements in what has been a very...

Willmott Dixon has taken its secured order book for new housing in 2013 to £160 million after agreeing a £40 million contract for the next phase of Greenwich Millennium Village, a Taylor Wimpey Central London and Countryside Properties joint venture project. Willmott Dixon will build 206 homes on the Greenwich...

A student has created a giant piece of artwork to light up the hoardings of Willmott Dixon's new project in Cardiff. Final year BA student Diego Zelaya has stamped his personal mark on the project at the Cardiff School of Art and Design with several large-scale portraits of his fellow students. ...

Willmott Dixon has taken its order book of residential work secured since the start of 2013 to over £100 million after being awarded a £39.8m project to deliver a retirement village in Ascot. The company has been appointed by Rise Lodge Developments Limited to build a village designed to provide...

Erdington MP and Labour’s shadow housing minister Jack Dromey saw at first hand the opportunities provided to local people by Willmott Dixon’s apprenticeship scheme when he visited the company’s branch on College Road. Willmott Dixon is responsible for the repairs and maintenance of 60,000 properties for Birmingham City Council and...

Willmott Dixon has been appointed for a £17m contract by Liverpool City Council to deliver a new building for the Archbishop Beck School. The school is part of the Council’s plan to rebuild and refurbish the schools that was put on hold when the national Building Schools for the Future...

Leader of Birmingham City Council Sir Albert Bore today praised Birmingham-based Willmott Dixon for its investment in people and skills when he visited the new Willmott Dixon 4Life Academy in Aston. Willmott Dixon invested £1 million to set up the 4Life Academy, which opened at Electric Avenue in January to...